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IlnrTnn STATES PATENT Orrrcn,

JOSEPH P. MILLER, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

CGUCH BEDO SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 378,708,dated February 28, 1888.

Application filed October 11, 1887. Serial No. 251,985. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J osnrn P. MILLER, of Boston, in the county ofSuffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Couch-Beds, of which the following is afull, clear, andexact description.

In thisimproved couch-bed the seat-frame is made in two horizontalsections, from end to end, placed one upon another, and hinged togetherat and along one side, for the upper section to be opened from the lowersection and brought into a horizontal position, suitably supported atand alongside of the lower section, and one end of the upper section issuitably constructed to serve as a head-rest when the two sections areclosed upon each other, and the other and opposite end thereof alsoconstructed in opening and closing sections, to serve when opened as ahead-rest for both sections of the seatframe when the upper is openedfrom and placed alongside of the lower section, as has been stated, allotherwise substantially as hereinafter described.

In the drawings forming part of this specifi cation, Figure lis acentral longitudinal vertical section of theimproved couch ofthisinvention, closed and broken out in its central portion. Fig. 2 is afront elevation of the couch with its opening and closing sectionsopened one from another, and showing in dotted lines the opening andclosing section of the headrest of the couch, when sections of the couchare opened, as closed and opened. Fig. 3 is a transverse verticalsection in detail, line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. l is a detail view, ashereinafter appears. Fig. 5 is a similar section to Fig. 3, but showingthe leg of this invention, to support its opened section of thecouch,ashoused. Fig. 6 is a horizontal section in detail, line 6 6, Fig.1, but with the section of the couch in which it is housed opened fromthe other section.

In the drawings, A and B are two horizontal frames, together(c1osed)'making the seat of the couch. These frames are placed, theframe A upon the frame B, and at and along one side, A and B of eachthey are connected together at their opposite end portions by hinges CO, and thus the upper section, A, is adapted to be opened from andclosed upon the lower section, 13, and (opened) placed in a horizontalposition at and alongside of thelower sec tion, B, the upper sectionthen being sup ported by a leg, D D, the construction and arrangement ofwhich is a part of this invention, and will be hereinafter fullydescribed.

The upper section, A, at one end has a headrest, E, of suitableconstruction and position for use for such purpose when the sections A Bare closed upon each other, and at its other and opposite end it has ahead-rest, F F, of suitable construction and position for such purposewhen the upper section, A, is opened from the lower section, B, as abovedescribed, and this head-rest F F when the sections are closed, extendsdownward from theseat, the same substantially as the head-rest E extendswhen upper section, A, is opened from the lower section, B.

The headrest F F is in two sections, F F, which are connected togetherat and along one side, F, of each by hinges G, to be opened from andclosed upon each other, and when the sections A B of the seat are closedupon each other they are so held by means of a spring-catch lever, H, onone section, which engages with a suitable staple, J, on the othersection, or other suitable fastening device.

K is a cord attached to the spring-catch II for convenience in operatingit to release it from its engagement with the staple J, and thus to freethe sections of the head-rest for the one, F to be opened from theother, F,

and when so opened the ends of the sections F F butt against each other,and thus the opened section F is supported.

The sections A B of the seat and the sections F F of the head-rest ofthe upper section, A, of the seat, respectively opened from each other,as described, double the width of the couch and make it the bettersuitable for use as a bed, and the two sections of the headrest make ahead-rest for the full width of both sections of the so openedseat-frame of the couch.

The leg D D, hereinbefore referred to, in its length is in two parts, DD, together of suitable length to be used as hereinafter described.

d is a slot at one end and along a portion of the length of the leg partD, and (Z is a transverse pin of the other leg part, D and this pinenters and crosses said slot (1 of the leg part D. The slotted end ofleg part D lies in and between the tines d of the leg part D and the twoparts of the leg connected together, as described, when the leg is notto be used, lie end to end, lengthwise and continuous with each other ina horizontal groove or way, L, in the upper section, A, of the seatframe.

When the section A of the seat-frame is opened from the section B andplaced in a horizontal position, as has been described, the two-part legD D is then drawn out of the receiving groove or way L therefor of saidsection A, and being so drawn out its one and slotted part D is swungupon thetransverse pin 01 of the other part D and brought into verticalposition, and at rest at its lower end by its foot-piece d upon thefloor, and at its upper end by its pin d against one end of its slot d,then vertical, (the other part D' remaining in said groove,) and thusthe leg becomes a support to the so opened-out sect-ion A, andpreferably such support is at the outer side and at both ends of thesection; but the headrest E may be utilized for one support. WVhen thesection A of the seat is closed upon the section B, the portion D oftheleg which acted as a support to it when opened out, as stated, isswung up, and it and the other portion D of the leg are pushed into andinclosed in said way or groove L of said section A.

The receiving way or groove L for two-part leg D D", above described, ispreferably provided with stop-pins f f at suitable points to serve aslimits, respectively, to the outward and inward movements of the legthrough said groove L by the abutment against them of a pin, f, of theleg; and, furthermore,

preferably said guideway has a bent spring, 9, secured to it along oneof its side walls, his, so as to bear against the edge Z of the legtoward said wall, and to exert ayielding lateral pressureupon the leg toconfine it against the opposite wall, k, of the way, and thereby toprevent accidental movement or working of the leg outwardly.

The various frames and parts making up the couch herein described are tobe suitably covered and upholstered.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

In a couch, 850., the upper and lower horizontal seat-sections, A B,hinged together at one side, a head-rest, E, at one end and incontinuation of the upper seat-section, to serve as a head-rest to thecouch, with its seat-sections closed, a head-rest, F F, at the oppositeend of the upper seat-section, made in sections, one, F, in continuationof the upper seat-section, and the other, F hinged at one side tosection F, to be closed thereon and opened therefrom, and the twotogether when opened to be supported and to act as a headrest for thewidth of the opened seat-sections A B, in combination with a leg, D Dhinged end to end and mounted in a guideway, L, of the upperseat-section, to be slid in and out thereof, substantially as described,forthe purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of, twosubscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH P. MILLER.

Witnesses:

' ALBERT W. Bnown,

FRANCES M. BROWN.

